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磕頭

磕頭

See also: 磕头

Chinese

		to tap; knock	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (磕頭)		磕	頭
simp. (磕头)		磕	头

Verb

磕頭

to kowtow

Synonyms

叩頭／叩头 (kòutóu)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): kētóu

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄜㄊㄡˊ
Min Nan (POJ): kha̍p-thâu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: kētóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜㄊㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ketour
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kha̍p-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: kha̍p-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qabtaau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰap̚⁴⁻²¹ tʰaʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰap̚²⁴⁻²² tʰaʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰaʊ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tʰaʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tʰaʊ²³/